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Coverage of religion, ethics and spirituality from around the globeSun, 02 Aug 2015 17:32:55 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3A farewell column and a plea to Christian congregations: Look outward (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/02/farewell-column-plea-christian-congregations-look-outward-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/02/farewell-column-plea-christian-congregations-look-outward-commentary/#commentsTue, 02 Jun 2015 15:22:16 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=132279(RNS) My last two columns said what I needed to say: Christian congregations have inflicted pain on themselves. And better days lie ahead for those Christians who can think beyond inherited institutions.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/02/farewell-column-plea-christian-congregations-look-outward-commentary/feed/36What might tomorrow’s faith community look like? (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/05/26/might-tomorrows-faith-community-look-like-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/05/26/might-tomorrows-faith-community-look-like-commentary/#commentsTue, 26 May 2015 18:14:03 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=130736(RNS) The big downtown church isn’t empty because church leaders failed or people were unappreciative. It’s empty because people are finding life elsewhere.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/05/19/5-ways-churches-inflicted-pain-commentary/feed/78How Ferguson and now Baltimore are altering our perception of law enforcement (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/28/ferguson-now-baltimore-altering-perception-law-enforcement-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/28/ferguson-now-baltimore-altering-perception-law-enforcement-commentary/#commentsTue, 28 Apr 2015 18:41:56 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=127602(RNS) A nation grounded in laws and justice requires a trained cadre whose work is to enforce laws fairly. We thought we had that cadre.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/28/ferguson-now-baltimore-altering-perception-law-enforcement-commentary/feed/2A cure for mile-wide and inch-deep religion (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/21/cure-mile-wide-inch-deep-religion-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/21/cure-mile-wide-inch-deep-religion-commentary/#commentsTue, 21 Apr 2015 15:19:37 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=126882CORVALLIS, Ore. (RNS) For this fresh day to last, church leaders will need to embrace a truth that too many congregations simply cannot hear: There is too much shallowness, not enough depth.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/21/cure-mile-wide-inch-deep-religion-commentary/feed/105 things to watch as the 2016 campaign gets underway (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/14/5-things-watch-2016-campaign-gets-underway-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/14/5-things-watch-2016-campaign-gets-underway-commentary/#commentsTue, 14 Apr 2015 15:00:32 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=126220(RNS) It's time we stopped being naive about the current state of American democracy: These are ugly times, and the forces of decency in both parties are under assault.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/14/5-things-watch-2016-campaign-gets-underway-commentary/feed/6Our American spring: Shining a little light on discrimination (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/07/american-spring-shining-little-light-discrimination-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/07/american-spring-shining-little-light-discrimination-commentary/#commentsTue, 07 Apr 2015 15:06:16 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=125553(RNS) The fight in Indiana isn't just about a piece of legislation. It's about fair-minded citizens speaking out against discrimination and for the common good.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/07/american-spring-shining-little-light-discrimination-commentary/feed/27Telling old stories, again and again (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/03/24/telling-old-stories-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/03/24/telling-old-stories-commentary/#commentsTue, 24 Mar 2015 16:13:43 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=124063(RNS) Most feel impotent, watching things they care about implode or coarsen or move in a direction they feel powerless to affect. So we tell old stories.

]]>http://www.religionnews.com/2015/03/24/telling-old-stories-commentary/feed/1Inward-focused or outward? Christian congregations at a crossroads (COMMENTARY)http://www.religionnews.com/2015/03/17/inward-focused-outward-christian-congregations-crossroads-commentary/
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/03/17/inward-focused-outward-christian-congregations-crossroads-commentary/#commentsTue, 17 Mar 2015 17:07:33 +0000http://www.religionnews.com/?p=123490(RNS) Christianity in America faces a crossroads: Do we serve only ourselves and people like us, or do we serve the larger community, especially its outcasts and vulnerable?